The horror of the Great Plague of London
The Great Plague of London and how King Charles II fled the city
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Samuel Pepys – the horror of the London plague
Samuel Pepys kept his famous diary of London life during the year 1665 when plague ravaged the city – killing thousands. He first noticed the onset of the pestilence when red crosses appeared on a door in Drury Lane. In a matter of a few days, King Death had galloped through the City of London…